Filling machine



March 1931- J. J. MOJONNIER ET AL 1,794,388

FILLING MACHINE Original Filed Oct. 18, 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 jfi March 1931. J.- J. MOJONNIER ET AL 1,794,388

FILLING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed Oct. 18, 1926 f ufl nms f wmz'er fiziz'us andzijgy March 3, 1931. J. J. MOJONNIER ET AL 1,794,388

FILLING MACHINE Original Filed Oct. 18, 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 March 3,1931. J. J. MOJONNIER ET AL 1,794,388

I FILLING MACHINE Original Filed Oct. l8, 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Mar. 3, I 31931 untrue stares PATENT I JULIUS J. MOJ'ONNIER AND HLEY R. PHILLIPS, 015 O PARK, ILLINOIS, ASSIG-NQRS T MOJONNIER BROS. (30., A CORPORATION 015 ILLINOIS FILLING amounts original application filedbctober 18, 1926, Serial Bio. 142,225. Divided and this application filed August I 29, 1927. Serial No. 216,022.

The present invention relates to filling machines for use in filling containers with commodities of a plastic nature, such asice cream,

' sherbet, water ice, pomade, paste and the like.

"large metal containers with ice cream and 1 like dairy products. The machine herein disclosed has been constructed and operated. It is designed to fill metal cans of from three to ten gallons capacity and it does so at a rapid rate.

One feature of the invention is a novel cut off mechanism at the mouth of the spout through which the commodity is delivered to the container. This mechanism preferably takes the form of a cut ofi valve having blades movable in a plane normal to the axis of the spout. The valve parts of this mechanism are operated in synchronism with the main valve which guides the charge into the spout.

Another feature is the construction of the valves and valve casing so that the same may be readily and properly cleaned. For th s purpose the spout below the mam valve 1s made removable with the cut ofi valve. There are novel details in this construction.

Another feature is the novelarrangement of the various parts of the machine upon and within a box like main frame or casing. The parts are mounted so as to provide the greatest accessibility for inspection replacement and repair, while at the same time mamtaming a high degree of etiiciency for the machine in operation. l

These several features of our mvention with their advantages will be more fully understood upon reference to the following detailed description taken in connection wlth the accompanying drawings, wh1le the scope of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The machine herein disclosed is along the lines of that shown in United States Patent No. 1,502,3l4, granted uly 22, 1924, to our assignee herein, Mojonnler Bros. Q9.

The present application is a divislon of our prior application Serial No. M2225, filed October 18, 1926.

Referring to said drawings, Fig. l is a side elevation of a filling machine constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same, the measuring cylinder being partly broken away to show the piston; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a portion of the same; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section throu h the machine taken on'a plane indicated y the line 4.4: of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the main valve and near by parts, the section extending lengthwise of the measuring cylinder as indicated by the line 5-5 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is a transverse Vertical section illustrating the gearing and other parts at the rear of the machine, the plane of section bein indicated by the line 66 of Fig. 2; Fig. is an inverted plan view of the cut ofi' valve and associated parts, said valvebeing located at the lower end of the spout through which the commodity is delivered to the container Fig. 8 is a transverse section through the spout and cut ofi valve, the section being indicated by the line 8-8 of Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the main valve and near by parts, the section'being vertical and extending lengthwise of the rotary valve member, as indicated by the line 99 of Fig. 5. Throughout these views like characters refer to like parts.

In general, the machine illustrated comprises a commodity supply connection A through which the commodity is fed, a valve B by which the flow of the commodity is controlled, a cylinder C for measuring the commodity charges, a spout 1) through which the commodity flows, on its way to the container, a table E on which the containers F are placed in filling position below the spout D, and an auxiliary valve G at the mouth of the spout 1).

Upon examination of the drawings in detail, it Will be seen that the cylinder C is positioned upon a main frame 20 having a plurality of supporting legs 21. The frame 20 is a box like structure which forms a casing for many of the movable parts of the machine. In order that ready access may be had to its interior, it is provided with lateral openings 22 and 23 and an end opening 24, These are respectively'closed by removable covers 25, 26 and 27. The cover 26 is in effect an auxiliary casing for enclosing a gear train by which the speed of the driving 'motor is reduced. When it is removed from the casing 20, the various wheels of the train are freely open to inspection and may be readily worked upon. Obviously, the covers 25, 26 and 27, may be attached to the main frame or casing 20 in various ways which need not be particularly described.

The supply connection A is, in the present instance, merely a connecting tube or pipe 28 through which the commodity is supplied. Commonly, in practice, the pipe 28 forms the outlet of a hopper located above the machine. In some installations the machine is on one floor of the building, and the hopper from which the pipe 28 leads is on the floor above. Since there is but one cylinder C, the hopper will not be divided into compartments as in the aforesaid Patent No. 1,502,314, but will constitute a single container from which the supply passes to the filling machine.

The pipe 28 is suitably connected at its lower end to the valve casing 29, in which the main valve of the machine is located. As clearly shown, the casing 29 is provided at its upper end with a flange 68. This flange is mated with a flange 69 upon a collar 70 which surrounds and is secured to the lower end of the pipe 28. The flanges 68 and 69 are secured together by bolts or other suitable means. The valve 13 is mounted for rotation on a horizontal axis after the manner of the valve shown in the patent to Geyer No. 1,401,150. dated December 27, 1921. The valve structure is also shown in the application of Julius J. Mojonnier, Serial No. 75,953, filed December 17, 1925. The rotary member 30 of the valve B fits into a transverse bore in the valve casing 29, and is provided with a suitable passage 8a which cooperates with passages 84 Set and 82 in the casing 29 to guide the commodity from the pipe 28 to the cylinder C in one position of the valve, and from the cylinder C to the discharge spout in the alternate position of the valve. The rotary element 30 is provided with a single passage 84 which is shaped as shown more particularly in Fig. 5. In the position shown in that figure, pas- 5 sage 84 establishes communication between passages 84: and 84 of the casing 29, that is to say, from supply connection A to cylinder C. ln the alternate position of the member 30, passage 8d -connects passage 84: with outlet 82 and thus connects cylinder C with outlet spout D. The rotary member 30 is held in place in casing 29 by a removable head 45 and thumb screw 46. The disk or head 45 is of slightly greater diameter than the bore in which member 30 fits and thus provides a bearing shoulder at one end of the valve. The opposite end of the member 30 is provided with a similar shoulder 81". The two tree-see the thumb screw as with a connecting rod 32 which is reciprocated through the agency of a camroller 33 and a cam track 3% upon a cam member 35 keyed to the upper end of a vertical driving shaft 36 journaled in parts of the frame 20 near the rear end of the D121- chine; The cam wheel 33 is carried by a pivoted lever 37 which is connected at its free end to the rear end of a rod 38, which in turn is connected at its forward end to the rear end of the connecting rod 32. The rod 38 is guided in its reciprocations by a guide member 39 secured to the top of the casing 20 of the machine. A. short link 40 serves as the connecting means between the lever 37 and rod 38. The pivotal connection of the lever 37 is provided by a pivot pin il which extends through an opening in a boss formed at the end of the lever 37 and finds bearing in an opening through a thickened portion 42 of the main frame 20. A. transverse pin 43 and associated washer 44 hold the pin ll in place. it will be seen from the relation of these parts that each rotation of the vertical driving shaft 36 causes the valve 30 to'pass through a complete cycle which includes two positions. in one of these the commodity is guided into the cylinder, and in the other it is directed as it passes out of the same. This particular valve structure has been employed by applicants assignee for some time and of itself constitutes no part of our present invention. However, the present invention does contemplate its use in combination and association with the spout D and the auxiliary valve G. r

The cylinder C is mounted upon the upper side of the casing 20 and extends somewhat beyond its forward edge, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. The forward end of the cylinder is fitted to the rear end of the valve casing 29. The cylinder is provided with a piston of any preferred construction which cooperates with the cylinder to supply measured charges of the commodity to the container after the manner disclosed in the aforesaid Patent No. 1,502,314. The piston is reciprocated by power transmitted from the upright driving shaft 36 at the rear end of the machine. The upper side of the cam member 35 carries radially disposed guideways 47 for guiding the block or base of a pivot pin 48 when the same is adjusted by the screw 49 which has threaded engagement with the block and only rotary engagement with a standard 50 mounted on the upper side of messes the member 35 near its center. A squared head 51 on the screw 49 enables the screw to be rotated b a wrench to shift the pivot 48 radially of the cam member 35 which, because of this construction, also serves as a crank disk. The mounting of the pivot 48 upon this disk produces in effect a crank upon the upper end of the vertical shaft 36. The crank pin 48 is connected to the rear end of a connecting rod 52 which is connected at its forward end by means of a yoke 53 with trunnions 54 formed'on the u per and lower sides of a block 55 which is xed to an intermediate rock arm. 56. As clearly shown, the member 55 is secured to the arm 56 by machine bolts 57 and the upper and lower portions of the member 55 extend above and below the arm 56 in such a way as to brin the trunnions 54 in line with the center of? the arm. By this construction the connecting rod has a fixed pivotal connection with the arm 56 which constitutes an oscillating member intermediate of the shaft 36 and the cylinder C. The connection between the shaft 36 and the piston of the cylinder is completed through a second connecting rod 58 which is connected at its forward end to the piston 60*, and at its rear end by means of a-yoke 59 to a pivot pin 60 carried upon a reciprocating block 61 mounted for adjustable movement in a slot 62 formed in the rock arm 56. This adjustment is accomplished through an adjusting screw 63 which has threaded engagement with an opening through the block 61 and only rotary engagement with bearings 64 on the upper side of the rock arm 56 near its pivot 65. A hand wheel 66 on the end of the screw 63 enables the latter to be rotated for shifting the block 61 and thereby the pivotal.

connection between the connecting rod 58 and the oscillating member 56. Because of the nearness of the wheel 66 to the pivot 65., it has only slight movement as the member 56 is oscillated and may be readil turned by hand even while the machine is in operation. The adjusting screw 49 at the rear end of rod 52 constitutes a primary means for adjusting the throw of the piston of the cylinder. The latter may be given a further refined adjustment by means of the hand wheel 66, as just explained. It may be pointed out that the yoke 53 upon the forward end of the connecting rod 52 is split for the purpose of assembling the yoke upon the trunnions 54. The parts of the yoke 53 are held together upon the rod 52 by any suitable means asthe bolt and nut connectlon 67. It will be seen that each rotation of the vertical driving shaft 36 will cause a complete to and fro movement of the cylinder piston. In normal operation the rearward movement of the piston will draw in a charge of the commodity from the supply source, and the forward movement of the same will force it through the spout D- into the container. This to and fro movepositions of Fig.

ment of the piston will synchronize with the movements of the oscillatin valve B.

Beneath the main valve is located the spout D. This comprises a tubular member 71 which is provided at its upper end with a head 72 finished so as to fit accurately and snugly against the lower end 73 of the valve casing 29. The-head 72 is provided with a lateral arm 74 which terminates in aboss 75. The latter is positioned directly below a similar boss 76 upon the arm 77 extending for ward from the valve casing 29. The bosses 75 and 76 are provided withregistering vertical openings for the passage of a pin 78 having a head at its lower end and threaded at its upper end for the reception of a knurled nut 79. It will be seen that by unscrewing the nut 79 the pin 78 may be withdrawn. In such case this portion of the spout D will be free from the structure above it and the same may be removed. On the far side of the head 72 from the arm 74 is a projecting flange 80. This flange is adapted to rest on a ledge 81 extending outward from the casing. 29, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 7. When assembling the spout, the flange 80 is first placed upon the ledge 81 and the spout forced upward until the bosses 75 and 76 come into.

contact and alignment. Then the pin 78 is inserted and the nut 79 applied. It will be seen that this structure is such that the spout D may be readily removed from the casin 29 and the under side of the valve casing rea ily and thoroughly cleaned, while the spout may also be cleaned after removal from the machine. It may be pointed out in this connecoscillate in a plane at right angles to the axis of the spout. In the present instance'this plane is a horizontal plane. The members 82 and 83, when in engagement, contact along a diameter of the tubular member 71. When separated, as clarl shown by the dotted line they are entirely clear of the open end of the member 70. In this way they do not interfere with the passage of the commodity from the spout. Each of these cut oil blades or plates is pivotally mounted at the lower end of the member 71. For this purpose the plate 82 is provided with a boss 84 which lies beneath a boss 85 of a flange 86 at the lower end of the member 71. A pivot pin 87 having a head at its lower end and a nut 88 at its upper end serves to pivotally support the plate 82. In like manner the plate 83 is provided with a boss 89 and similar cooperating parts, thus providing the plate 82 with a pivotal connection at the point 90. The plate 82 is provided with a laterally extending arm 91 which moves with the plate as a unit. It may be made integral with the plate or as a separate member fixed to the plate. The outer end of the arm 91 is provided with a handhold 92 by which the arm 91 may be manually moved. Obviously, such manual movement will rock the plate 82 about its pivot pin 87. In this way it may be moved from open position to closed position and vice versa. In order to transmit this movement to the plate 83 an interconnecting member in the form of a rotatable plate 93 is provided. This rotatable plate lies directly beneath the flange 86 upon the lower end of the spout member 71, and is adapted to rotate about a bearing surface 94 upon the same member directly beneath the flange 86. The plate 93 is thus confined between the fiange 86 on the upper side and the knife members 82 and 83 on the under side, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 8. Pin and slot connections are provided between plate 82 and plate 93. Similar connections are provided between plate 83 and plate 93. In the plate 93 there are two slots 95. Cooperatmg with these slots are two pins 96. One of these pins is fixed in the member 82 and the other is fixed in the member 83. The slots 95 extend radially and the effect of the movement of plate 82 from the full line position of Fig. 7 to the dotted line position of that figure causes the associated pins 96 to move outward in their slots 95. The plate 82 rotates plate 93 and plate 93 in turn rotates plate 83. The movement of arm 91 in one direction will close the cut off valve Gr by bringing plates 82 and 83 together while the movement of the arm 91 in the opposite direction will open said valve by separating said plates.

For the purpose of actuating the arm 91 in timed relation with the valve B, a connection is provided with the connecting rod 32. This includes a sleeve 101 which is firmly clamped to the red by screws 102. The sleeve 101 has a downwardl projecting arm 103. To the lower end of this arm is pivoted a link 104. The forward end of the link 104 carries a yoke 105. The bifurcated arms of the yoke 105 straddle the member 91 and are provided with openings through which extends a bolt 106 which is headed at one end and provided with a nut at the other so as to securely attach the yoke 105 to the arm 91. The arm 91 is, obviously, apertured for the passage of the bolt 106. As before pointed out, the removal of the bolt'106 disconnects the cut off valve from the link 104 and so enables the spout D and valve G to be removed as a unit from the restof the machine. When so removed the same may be readily cleaned.

The containers must be fed to the delivery point beneath the spout D. As before stated,

the machine herein disclosed has been devised with a view to handling containers of large mechanism is operated to cause the cylinder to deposit a charge of the commodity in the can. A trip finger 170 normally lies at the delivery point in such position that when a container is placed beneath the discharge spout. I) this trip finger is actuated to cause the vertical driving shaft 36 to make one revolution. During this revolution the cylinder piston is given one complete to and fromovenient and the valves 13 and (i' are fully operated. The rotation of the vertical shaft 36 is dependent upon a pin clutch associated with a beveled gear wheel 167 mounted on said shaft but driven independently of it, as we shall see later. The pin clutch includes a disk 178 keyed adjacent to the lower end of the shaft 36 and a cooperating pin 179 which is capable of vertical movement in an opening in the hub of the beveled gear wheel 167. When unhindered, the pin 179 will enter an opening in the disk,178 and the shaft 36 will rotate in response to the rotation of the wheel 167. The upper end of the pin 179 carries a laterally extending pin 180 upon which is mounted a cam wheel 181. Normally, the cam wheel 181' rides up over the cam surface 182 upon the end of a pivoted arm or member 183. As the wheel 181 rides up over the cam surface 182,,it withdraws the pin 179 from the disk 178 and the wheel 167 rotates one revolution Without rotating the shaft 36. When that revolution is completed, if the cam 182 is still in position to engage the cam wheel 181, the pin 179 is held up and can not drop into the opening in the disk 178. Consequently, the wheel 167 makes another revolution without rotating the shaft 36. Thus it will be seen that as long as the cam face 182 is in position to be engaged by the cam wheel 181, the shaft 36 will not rotate, Since the shaft 36 must rotate in order to discharge the commodity into the container, it becomes necessary to shift the cam surface 182 out of the path of the cam wheel 181 whenever the right condition exists for the discharge of the commodity. For this purpose the arm 183 which carries the cam face 182 is mounted on a vertical pivot pin 184 suitably secured to a casing 20. Normally, a spring 185 acts between an arm 186 upon the cam member 183 and a fixed point on the frame to hold the cam face 182 in position to be engaged by the cam wheel 181.

To rock the member 183 against the tension of the spring 185 and in response to movements of the trip finger 170, suitable link and lever connections are employed. These include a link 187 which connects the arm ers 194i secured to the front of the main.

casing 20. The trip finger 170 is secured to the lower end of the rod 193. With this construction it will be seen that a movement of the trip finger 170 to the right, as the parts are viewed in Fig. 4, will cause the rod 191 i to move toward the front of the machine with a consequent similar movement of the rod 187 and the arm 186. This forward movement will throw the cam face 182 out of the path of travel of the cam wheel 181. The result of this action will be, as before noted, to allow the pin 179 to engage its opening in the disk 178 and. this clutch the shaft 36 to the driving wheel 167 for at least one revolution. In order to provide for actuating the trip mechanism otherwise than by forcing the can against the trip finger 170, the arm 192 is provided with a handhold 195.

By a forward pull upon the latter the trip mechanism will be actuated as just described. Furthermore, if it is desired to manually operate the trip mechanism while examining some portion of the machineland standing near the center of the casing 2O, the hand levers 196 may be used. These are fixed at the opposite ends of arod 197, which is journaled at its ends in the opposite side walls of the casing 20. At an intermediate point the rod 197 is provided with a crank arm- 198 which is fixed upon the rod and pivotally connected at its outer end to the forward end of a rod 199. The latter is connected at its rear end to the inner end of the lever 188. The relation of the connections scribed.

For driving the machine parts we preferably employ an electric motor 206 suitably mounted within the casing 20 at a point near the rear of the machine and underneath the lower bearing of the shaft 36 which, by the way, is a thrust bearing employing a ball 207 This bearing is located in a transverse member 208 of the machine frame. Thismember provides, with the frame members 209 and 210, "suitable bearings for horizontal shafts 211 and 212, the latter being located directly above the-former. The pinion 213 on the shaft of the motor 206 meshes with a gear wheel 214 keyed to the shaft 211. A pinion 215 is likewise ke ed to the shaft 211. The latter pinion mes es with a gear wheel 216 keyed to the shaft 212. The latter shaft carries a beveled pinion 217 which meshes with the teethof the beveled gear wheel 167. By following out this train of gearing, it will be seen that the wheel 167 is driven continuously so long as tlie motor 206 is in operation.

vIn view of this .fact, the parts of the mecha-.

nism, namely, the cylinder piston, the main oscillating valve B, and the cut off valve G, are dependent for their operations upon the rotation of the shaft 36, and the latter, as we have seen, is dependent upon the position of clutch members 178 and '17 9.

In carryingout our invention, obviously many alterations and modifications may be made in the particular embodiment illustrated without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. We, therefore, .do not wish to be limited to the exact constructions shown but aim to cov all those alterations and modifications which rightly come within the scope of the invention, by the terms of the appended claims.

at we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1-. In combination, a commodity supply pipe adapted to discharge the commodity from its lower end, a valve casing having its upper side directly connected to the lower end of said pipe to provide a supply passage to said valve casing, a horizontally extending cylinder connected directly to said valve casing to provide a passage between said casing and cylinder, a downwardly extending spout secured at its upper end to said valve casing to provide a-delivery passage directly below said valve casing, a piston in said cylinder, means for reciprocating said piston to draw in and force out charges of the commodity through said valve casing, an oscillating valve in said casing movable on a horizontal axis and operative to alternately guide the commodity from said supply pipe to said -the trip mechanism for operating the pin cylinder and from said cylinder to said spout,

a cut-ofi valve movable in a horizontal plane at the bottom of said spout, a rock-arm for actuating said cut-off valve, a crank arm on said oscillatin valve, a connecting rod for actuating sai crank arm, and an articulate connection between said rod and arm for actuating said cut-ofi' valve in time relation with said oscillating valve and cylinder piston.

2. Tn combination, a spout for delivering a commodity, the lower end of said spout being provided with an exterior cylindrical bearing surface, a pair of cooperating valve blades movable in a. single plane just beneath the lower end of said spout, a rotatable apertured plate fitted to and rotatable on said bearing surface, said plate lying in a plane parallel to and just above said blades, in and slot connections between said plate an blades for insuring equal angular movements of said blades when operated, and means for operating said blades. n

3. In combination, a spout for delivering a commodity, the lower end of said spout being provided with an exterior cylindrical bearing surface, a pair of cooperating valve blades movable in a single plane just beneath the lower end of said spout, means for pivoting said blades to said spout, a laterally extending arm fixed relative to one of said blades for actuating the same about its pivot, a rotatable apertured plate fitted upon and rotatable about said cylindrical bearing surface, and pin and slot connections between said plate and blades for insuring equal an-s gularmovements of bothblades in response to movements of said arm.

4. In combination, a tubular spout for delivering a commodity,- the lower end of said spout being provided with an exterior cylin drical bearing surface, a flange on said spout directly above said bearing surface, lateral projections from said flange, pivots in the outer ends of said projections, a pair of co-' operatingvalve blades movable in a single plane just beneath said spouteinto and out of edge engagement to close and open the spout, said blades having portions extending outward and receiving said pivots, a rotatable apertured plate fitted againstsaid flange and rotatable upon said bearing surface, pm and slot connections between said blades and. plate to insure opening and closing of both when one is actuated, and means for actuating said one blade.

5. In combination, a commodity supply tube, a valve casing directly beneath and secured to said tube and having a cylinder opening on one side and an outlet opening on its under side, a horizontal cylinder having one end connecting to and communicating with said valve casin through said cylinder opening, a piston tar said cylinder, means for operating said piston, a short vertical spout secured to and readily removable from the under side of said casing, the spout passage communicating with said outlet opening, an oscillating valve operable on a horizontal axis to alternately guide the commodity from said supply tube into and out of said cylinder to said spout, a cut-off valve at the lower end of said spout, crank arms on said valves, a reciprocating member connected to the crank arm of said first mentioned valve, and con necting means between said reciprocating member and the crank arm of said cut-ofi' valve, said latter means being readily disconnected from the crank arm of-said cut-off. valve, whereby said spout and cut ofi valve. -may be readily removed from said valve casing for cleaningthe parts.

6. In combination, a commodity supply tube, a valve casing directly beneath and secured tosaid tube and having a cylinder opening in one side and an outlet opening in its under side, the horizontal cylinder havin one end connected to and communicating wit said valve casing through said cylinder opening, a piston for said cylinder, means for operating said piston, a short vertical spout secured to and readil removable from the under side of said casing, the spout passage communicating with said outlet opening, an oscillating valve operable on a horizontal axis to alternately guide the commodity from said supply tube into and out of said cylinder to said spout, a cut-ofi valve at the lower end of said spout, a crank arm on said oscillating valve, a connecting rod for actuating said crank arm, an arm on said cut-ofi' valve, and a link connecting said latter arm to said connecting rod, said link being readily removable from said latter arm, whereby said spout and cut-oil valve may be readily removed as a unit from said valve casing for cleaning.

7. In combination, a supporting casin having an opening in its under side throng which a commodity may pass, a vertical tubular spout supported only at its upper end,

lever mechanism for supporting said spout, said mechanism operating to firmly press the upper end of said tube into tight-fitting engagement with said casing in registry with said opening, a cut-off valve removably mounted on the lower end of said s out, a reciprocating driving member for sai valve, an arm on said cut-ofi' valve, and a link connecting said driving member and arm, said link being readily removable from said arm, whereby said spout and cut-ofl valve may be readily removed as a unit from said casing and associated parts for cleaning.

8. In combination, a commodity supply tube, a communicating valve casing secured to the lower end of said tube and open at its side and bottom, a measuring cylinder having its end secured to said casing at its open side, a cooperating piston for said cylinder, means for operating said piston, a spout fitted to engage the bottom of said valve casing, an oscillating valve operable on a horizontal axis to alternately guide the comfor actuating said cut-ofi valve, an adjustable sleeve on said connecting rod, a link connecting "said sleeve with the outer end of said actuating arm, the connection with said arm being readily detachable.

9. In combination, a commodity supply source, a cylinder, a cooperating PlSlZOILfOY said cylinder, means for operating said pisdischarge, a spout shaped at'its upper end to memes ton, a communicating valve casing opening at its top to said supply source and at its side to said'cylinder and at its bottom for snugly fit said valve casing to receivethc commodity discharged therefrom, mated arms fixed respectively to said casing and spout and extending forward therefrom, a cooperating projection and ledge 0n the rear of said spout and valve casing respectively, said projection bearing on said ledge and said mated arms being one above the'other when the spout is attached, means fordrawing the outer ends of said arms together to establish a snug fit between said spout and valve casing, two cooperating cut-off valve blades movable in a-p1ane just beneath the lower end of said spout intoand out of edge engaging closing position, each said blade being pivoted to a lateral projection on said spout, an oscillating plate surrounding the lower end of said spout, an arm for actuating one of said blades, and pin and slot connections between said blades and plate for conveying motion from one of said blades to the other to bring about their closing and opening movements.

10. In combination, a commodity supply tube, a valve casing secured to the lower end of said tube and open at its side and bottom, a measuring cylinder having its end secured to said casing at its open side, a cooperating piston for said cylinder, means for operating said piston, a spout fitted to engage the bottom of said casing and to communicate with the interior of the casing through its open bottom, a valve in said casing. for uiding the commodity from said supply tu into said cylinder and, alternatively, from saidcylinder to said spout, mated arms fixed respectively to said casing and spout and extending forward therefrom, a cooperating projection and ledge on the rear of said spout and valve casing respectively, said projection bearing on said ledge and said mated arms being one above the other when the spout is attached, means for drawing the outer ends of said arms together to establish a snug fit between said spout and valve casing, a cut-0E valve removably mounted on the lower end of said spout, and readily dis-. connectible driving connections for operating said cut-off valve in response to the movements of said first mentioned valve, whereby said spout and cut-off valve may be readily removed as a unit from said casing and driving connections. v

In witness whereof, we have hereunto affixed our signatures this 24th day of August,

JULIUS J. MOJONNIER.

HARLEY R. PHILLIPS,v 

